Cassie and Sherry; a decade of serving at Daylight Donuts

*(Riverton, Wyo.) -* Daylight Donuts in Riverton is moving into a new phase
with remodeling, open hours on Sunday, and full racks of donuts all day
long. One thing that isn't changing, however, are two long-time employees,
Cassie Soldierwolf and Sherry West. Most people know Sherry as she's been
the face of the store for nearly a decade, staffing the front counter.
Cassie, a baker and fryer, works overnight to make sure there are donuts
and other goodies for the morning rush.
With her experience, Cassie is the shop's all-around person, doing
training, baking, troubleshooting and moving to whatever position is needed
at the time. "It takes three or so hours to make really good donuts, and
sometimes Sherry can sell them faster than we can make them," she said.
"But they're all good."
Sherry can also bake, but spends most of her time meeting customers and old
friends, especially members of the store's Coffee Club where each member
has their own cup and their favorite place to sit and those regulars who
drive up to the service window.
"This is a great place to work, and the donuts fly out the door so fast,
people sometimes kid me that I must be eating them," West said. "My
favorite part of the job is greeting people with a smile and seeing them
smile back. Most people want to be happy, and it's impossible not to be
happy with a fresh donut. I really love the people."
Soldierwolf said that if she were a customer, "I'd want Sherry to serve me,
she's a ball."
A moment the pair shared several years ago, and one they still laugh out,
is when Sherry started a mixer full of maple syrup, not realizing that
someone had set the mixer on high. "Maple syrup flew all over the place,
mostly on Cassie." Soldierwolf said she had freckles all day, "because
maple syrup leaves a mark."
Both Soldierwolf and West said they really want to thank all the customers
who come in, "It's so wonderful to see people every day, the whole
community. We appreciate everyone who comes in, even just for one donut,"
West said. Cassie expressed her appreciate to former owners Jeff and Mary
Kellog, Phil Christopherson's family, and now the Esquibel's for the
opportunity to learn and work for them. "I think Sherry and I have been
here longer that some of the equipment," Cassie said.
"You know, we are world famous," Sherry said as she and Cassie reminisced
about customers who came in with special requests. "The pilots from the
airport would call ahead and order dozens of donuts to take back to Boston
or Florida, or wherever they were flying," West said. Soldierwolf remembers
one particular client they haven't seen for some three years now, but once
a year they'd fly in here in their jet and order a couple dozen to go,
since they were headed to Europe.
Cassie noted that if community members wanted to know what is going on
politically, they ought to head to the store in the mornings. "We have
judges, lawyers, legislators who meet here regularly. This is the place."
"Come in your PJs, cutoffs or curlers, we've seen it all, and we're always
happy to see you," West said.
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Cassie and Sherry; a decade of serving at Daylight Donuts

*(Riverton, Wyo.) -* Daylight Donuts in Riverton is moving into a new phase
with remodeling, open hours on Sunday, and full racks of donuts all day
long. One thing that isn't changing, however, are two long-time employees,
Cassie Soldierwolf and Sherry West. Most people know Sherry as she's been
the face of the store for nearly a decade, staffing the front counter.
Cassie, a baker and fryer, works overnight to make sure there are donuts
and other goodies for the morning rush.
With her experience, Cassie is the shop's all-around person, doing
training, baking, troubleshooting and moving to whatever position is needed
at the time. "It takes three or so hours to make really good donuts, and
sometimes Sherry can sell them faster than we can make them," she said.
"But they're all good."
Sherry can also bake, but spends most of her time meeting customers and old
friends, especially members of the store's Coffee Club where each member
has their own cup and their favorite place to sit and those regulars who
drive up to the service window.
"This is a great place to work, and the donuts fly out the door so fast,
people sometimes kid me that I must be eating them," West said. "My
favorite part of the job is greeting people with a smile and seeing them
smile back. Most people want to be happy, and it's impossible not to be
happy with a fresh donut. I really love the people."
Soldierwolf said that if she were a customer, "I'd want Sherry to serve me,
she's a ball."
A moment the pair shared several years ago, and one they still laugh out,
is when Sherry started a mixer full of maple syrup, not realizing that
someone had set the mixer on high. "Maple syrup flew all over the place,
mostly on Cassie." Soldierwolf said she had freckles all day, "because
maple syrup leaves a mark."
Both Soldierwolf and West said they really want to thank all the customers
who come in, "It's so wonderful to see people every day, the whole
community. We appreciate everyone who comes in, even just for one donut,"
West said. Cassie expressed her appreciate to former owners Jeff and Mary
Kellog, Phil Christopherson's family, and now the Esquibel's for the
opportunity to learn and work for them. "I think Sherry and I have been
here longer that some of the equipment," Cassie said.
"You know, we are world famous," Sherry said as she and Cassie reminisced
about customers who came in with special requests. "The pilots from the
airport would call ahead and order dozens of donuts to take back to Boston
or Florida, or wherever they were flying," West said. Soldierwolf remembers
one particular client they haven't seen for some three years now, but once
a year they'd fly in here in their jet and order a couple dozen to go,
since they were headed to Europe.
Cassie noted that if community members wanted to know what is going on
politically, they ought to head to the store in the mornings. "We have
judges, lawyers, legislators who meet here regularly. This is the place."
"Come in your PJs, cutoffs or curlers, we've seen it all, and we're always
happy to see you," West said.
#daylight #sponsored #news #county